Iran lands two U23 world finals, three bronze chances on opening day in Las Vegas

Tehran - BORNA - Abolfazl Rahmani, after a first-round bye, beat Jamaica's Burl Junior 11-1 in the second round and Georgia's Kurashvili 11-6 in the quarterfinals. He then defeated Turkey's Altunbash 6-3 in the semifinals to reach the final, where he will face Russia's Arslan Bagayev.

Abolfazl Mohammadnejad, also after a first-round bye, beat Ukraine's Kochanov 10-0 and Russia's Bystayev 11-0 before defeating Azerbaijan's Khetag Karsanov 5-0 in the semifinals. He will face Georgia's Abramishvili in the final.

Ali Karampour beat Austria's Bektemirov 13-2 in the first round, China's Batuchinggele 10-0 in the second and Kazakhstan's Nurdaulet Silbekov 10-0 in the quarterfinals. He lost his semifinal to the United States' Jayden James by fall at 2-10 and will contest the bronze medal.

Ebrahim Khavari, after a first-round bye, lost 1-7 to the United States' Davino. With Davino reaching the final, Khavari returned to the repechage, where he must first face Japan's Mukaida and, if he wins, meet Romania's Vizenhant in the bronze medal bout.

Reza Afshar lost 1-7 to Turkey's Yagan in the first round. With Yagan reaching the final, Afshar returned to the repechage, where he faces Mexico's De Leon Trejo, then Armenia's Yepremian, and — if he advances — Romania's Mihalchan in the bronze medal match.

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